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Shcri llayward, n-iiiptain of the women's swimming team prepares for Saturday's meet against Iowa State and Manitoha.
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Nebraska swimmers to welcome Iowa, Manitoba
Home meets boost swimmers' spirits Swim coach says win
By Mark Quamlnhl
llnskei ( 'ouch Cil Bent s;iul lie thinks the nien's
swimminii atul ilivim' te.nn c;in up;jr;ule its -4 reenul ;iltei
this Saturday's meet at'ainst Iowa State and Manitoba at
the ttoh Devaney Sports ( enter.
"We're coniiii" alon," lie said. "We are wheie we
expected to he at this point in the season."
Mont said although (he lluskers vveie a hit tired after
Friday's victory against Missouri and Saturdays loss to
Southern Illinois, he is confident they will he tresli lot
this weekend's challenge.
"lieitm tired is no excise." he said.
Hie Cyclone swimmers, who last yeai heat the lluskeis
at Ames. Iowa, and finished louitli in the cnfcience. will
he a touuh opponent. Bent said, lie had little to sa
about the Manitoha team.
"M think they are just getting started." the coach said.
While Iowa State has two returning l-.i;jht champ
ions in Dave Simons, who won the 200- and 500-yard
freestyle events last yeai. and in dar DeKoos, who won
the 100-yard backstroke. Ment said the lluskeis will not
be defenseless.
lie noted the latest NCAA unkings that tubbed CNI.
freshman ( lift" I ooscheu third in the IOO-ard backstioke
and I 5th in the 50-yard freesty le. In addition, senior Matt
Rye is 14th in the 200-yard hreaststioke and the CNI.
400 -y a id relay ami 400-yard medley teams are ranked
14th in the nation.
"We have a definite home pool advantage," Bent said
about the upcoming meet. "But when you have an
excellent facility like we do, the advantage is not so
great."
A few members of the team aie Bothered by loutmc
illnesses. Bent said.
"But since we'll be home lor the rest of the season,
they'll be able to go to their doctors ami get these things
cleaied up," he said. "'I he end of I he away meets is a teal
boost to oil! spirits."
Gymnastics judges follow strict rules
Editor's Note: This is the first article in a two-part series
examining the judging of gymnastics.
By Cindy Gardner
It takes more than good form to score a 10 in gymnas
tics competition.
A perfectly executed routine.
A perfectly executed routine in men's competition
only rates a 9.4 in the judge's book, Jim Howard. Nebras
ka assistant gymnastics coach and national judge said.
The gymnast must earn the other six-tenths of a point
through risk, originality and virtuosity, or what judues
call ROV.
"You gain back those ROV or bonus points by show
ing the judge something over and above what's normally
expected." Howard said.
! xtremely risky skills, original moves and medium
difficulty skills performed "far and above expected techn
ical execution" all qualify foi ROV points. Howard said.
Howard estimated that the consideration of ROV
points has been the major change in men's rules during
the past decade, tven with risk, originality and virtuosity,
Howard said he has never seen a routine he would con
sider a perfect 10.
"Really I have never seen one (a routine) that is ab
solutely perfect. I've seen some that are very, very close,"
Howard said. "I think if judges were real, real critical in
judging the way they're supposed to be judging, you pro
bably wouidn't see a 10."
Too many 10s'
Too many scorers of 10 are awarded in the opinion of
John Scheer, assitant health, physical education and re
creation professor who has judged international gym
nastics competitions for six years. But, unlike Howard,
Scheer said he has viewed some routines worthy of a 10.
"A score of 10 has to be viewed within the context of
the meet and within the context of the era," Scheer
said. "A routine that might score a 10 today will in no
way score a 10 five years from now. But undei
ing rules it may very well hae been a 10."
he exist-
In addition to the ROV's. a gymnast striving lor a 10
must also include the lequired number of ABC's in his
routine. Howard explained that a gymnast must exhibit
a required number of elements from each of three cate
gories; A skills are the easiest. B skills are ol medium dif
ficulty and C skills are the most difficult to perform.
Two final elements that a judge considers are com
position and execution. Howard said gymnastics specta
tors generally recognie good execution, but may not be
aware of all the reasoning behind a judge's score.
Complicated process
"It's obvious w hen a guy feet come apart. It's obvious
when he falls down at the end of a dismount. The average
gymnastics spectator knows that these are serious faults."
Howard said. "What most gymnastics spectators don't
understand is the difficulty value of a skill and the com
position requirements."
Judges don't pull scores out of thin air but tollow
very explicit rules. Scheer said.
"For the average spectator, they should realize that
nationally-certified judges within this country probably
for the most part know what they're doing. They're tak
ing deductions that are spelled out very clearly in the
rule book," Scheer said.
Both Scheer and Howard said they felt gymnastics
spectators are becoming more educated as the sport
gains in popularity.
For those wanting to learn more about gymnastics.
Scheer said most programs contain a section on what to
look for as the gymnasts perform. Howard said a mini
course in how to watch gymnastics is offered by the uni
versity in the weeks prior to the NCAA championships.
This year's championships are slated for the Boh Devaney
Sports Center April I through 3.
Tomorrow: A look at international g mnastics pidgins.
over Hawkeyes included
some season-best swims
By Mark Kransc
Coming off a 80-62 win Sunday over the University of
Iowa, the I 'Diversity of Nebraska women's swimming aiul
diving team will meet Iowa State and Manitoba Saturday
at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The meet, which
begins at 2 p.m., will also feature men's competiton.
Hazardous travel conditions postponed last Friday's
scheduled dual with Northern Iowa, but the I tusker's
leached Iowa City for the meet with the Hawkeyes.
"Considering the adverse conditions we faced, our
athletes did awfully, awlully well." Coach Ray lluppeit
said .
Hie lluskei team won 13 ol 17 events while averaging
an NS-(2 loss to Iowa last yeai. Hie swimmers won with
some ol their best times of the year.
"About 75 percent of oui swims were season bests."
Ilupperl said. He singled out the record-breaking perfor
mance by Flizabeth Brudvik.
Brudvik. who came to Nebraska from Norway this year
as a junior, set a school record in the 1 ,000-vard freestyle
with'a time of 10.HS.K.
Although Huppert said he doesn't know much about
the team from Manitoha, he said "Iowa State is very
strong in dual meets." He compared them to last year's
Nebraska team, which had quality athletes but limited
depth.
Huppert said the Cyclones have an excellent swimmer
Tanya Roach, who will be paired against the Huskcr's
Brudvik in distance events.
"To beat Iowa State, we must continue to better our
times," Huppert said. Both teams have good divers, but
the lluskeis may have greater overall depth than the
Cyclones, he said.
Although last year's Nebraska team was riddled with
injuries, injuries are not a problem this year.
"I've got to knock on wood," Huppert said, "because
right now we are really solid except for a few sniffles and
colds. Rene Sullivan is coming back from her knee operat
ion and is swimming quite well."
Hie Husker team took a training trip to Hawaii durint'
the semester break. Huppert said 'it offered the team a
good training atmosphere.
Huppert said both the facilities and teams were
excellent. Several nationallv -ranked swimmers were there
training with the Huskers.
Huppert took a wait-and-see approach as to what the
team accomplished on the trip.
"We will be able to tell durin the Bi! Fight meet "
Huppert said. " "
Intramural swimming
The UNL Recreation Department will sponsor
intramural water polo and swimming during Febru
ary. Men's and women's water polo and co-rec
innertube water polo entries must be received prior
to 5 p in. Tuesday. Women's intramural swimming
will be Tuesday, Feb. 2, and men's swimming wfll
be Thursday, Feb 4
